Africa Day Festival Tallaght 2026

Africa Day is marked every year on May 25, celebrating the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963. Tallaght has one of the most diverse communities in Ireland, and the Africa Day Festival at Tallaght County Library is one of the most genuine community celebrations in Dublin’s calendar - free to attend, rooted in the neighbourhood, and genuinely festive.

What to Expect

Music and dance performances, food, and cultural activities spread through the library and its surrounds. Africa Day events in Dublin tend to be family-friendly in the real sense: events that work for all ages rather than events that have been retrofitted with a children’s area.

Tallaght County Library is a substantial public building in the town centre, and it gives the event enough space to breathe. Expect performers and community groups representing multiple African countries and traditions - this is a celebration with range rather than a single-country showcase.

It’s a free event, which means it draws from the whole community rather than the subset that will pay for a ticket. That makes for a better room.

Good to Know

• Free entry, no tickets required
• Starts at 11:30am - this is a daytime event
• Family-friendly throughout
• Check South Dublin County Council’s events listings for the full programme
• Tallaght has a strong African community so the food and performance quality is the real thing

Getting There

Tallaght County Library is in Tallaght town centre, Dublin 24. The Luas Red Line runs directly to Tallaght - the terminus is right in the town centre, about a 5-minute walk from the library. Dublin Bus routes 49, 54a, 65, 65b and 77a also serve Tallaght. From the city centre, the Luas journey takes about 35 minutes.